Timor Leste earthquakes in 1973
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Timor Leste in 1973. The largest: M5.5 62 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste, Dec 23, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Timor Leste. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.562 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste · 196 km deep
- 4.7104 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 160 km deep
- 4.8297 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 73 km deep
- 4.8176 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 159 km deep
- 5.2223 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 33 km deep
- 5.4295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 154 km deep
- 5.5201 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 78 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 0 | ||
| February 1973 | 1 | 5.5 | 201 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| March 1973 | 0 | ||
| April 1973 | 0 | ||
| May 1973 | 0 | ||
| June 1973 | 1 | 5.4 | 295 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| July 1973 | 1 | 5.2 | 223 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| August 1973 | 1 | 4.8 | 176 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| September 1973 | 0 | ||
| October 1973 | 1 | 4.8 | 297 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| November 1973 | 1 | 4.7 | 104 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste |
| December 1973 | 1 | 5.5 | 62 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.